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Zion Williamson's 29 points help Pelicans beat Bulls to end 9-game skid
Zion Williamson scored a team-high 29 points on Monday to help lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a rare 143-130 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls.,Saddiq Bey totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds, while Trey Murphy III also chipped in 20 points for the Pelicans, who snapped a nine-game losing strea...
Nuggets on fire from 3-point range, fend off Grizzlies
Jamal Murray scored 29 points, Peyton Watson chipped in 27 and Nikola Jokic added 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds as the visiting Denver Nuggets snapped the Memphis Grizzlies' two-game winning streak with a 125-115 victory Monday night.,The Nuggets made a season-high 22 3-pointers (22-of-43, 5...
Shohei Ohtani set to play for champion Japan again in WBC
Shohei Ohtani, a two-time World Series champion, will attempt to add a second World Baseball Classic title to his haul when he competes for the defending champion Japanese team again next year.,The 31-year-old two-way superstar made the announcement Monday on social media that he would again partici...
Boopie Miller one of three with double-doubles as SMU handles Radford
Boopie Miller scored 25 points and dished out 10 assists as SMU defeated feisty Radford 89-72 on Monday in Dallas to remain undefeated.,The Mustangs (7-0) finished off the sweep of their season-opening seven-game homestand but was not as dominating as in some of those games. SMU led by just a bucket...
Tahaad Pettiford, No. 21 Auburn pull away from Oregon in Las Vegas
Tahaad Pettiford scored 24 points and No. 21 Auburn used a 10-0 run late in the second half to take control in an 84-73 win over Oregon on Monday in the first game of the Players Era men's championship for both teams at Las Vegas.,The Tigers (5-1) took advantage of 18 Ducks turnovers and turned what...
Jerami Grant (35), Blazers hand Bucks 5th straight loss
Jerami Grant scored 35 points to lead the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-103 victory over the Bucks in Milwaukee on Monday night., ,Deni Avdija added 22 for a Portland team without former Buck Jrue Holiday (calf), Scoot Henderson (hamstring) and Shaedon Sharpe (calf). Donovan Clingan a...
Tyler Herro makes season debut in style, nets 24 as Heat edge Mavs
Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his season debut and Kel'el Ware paired 20 points with 18 rebounds as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Dallas Mavericks 106-102 on Monday.,Herro missed his first four shots in his first game back from left ankle surgery, before hitting 12 of his next 14.,Ware also...
Amier Ali's trey late in OT win rescues Mississippi State vs. UNO
Amier Ali banked in a tiebreaking 3-pointer from with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime as Mississippi State came back for an 81-78 win over New Orleans on Monday in Starkville, Miss.,Josh Hubbard scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half and overtime for the Bulldogs, who needed a 15-2 run in t...
Karl Anthony-Towns leads Knicks to 12th straight win over Nets
Karl Anthony-Towns collected 37 points and 12 rebounds as the New York Knicks pulled away in the third quarter for a 113-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Monday night.,The Knicks improved to 2-5 on the road and bounced back from Saturday's 12-point loss in Orlando. New York also beat the Nets for ...
Pistons top Pacers, tie franchise mark with 13th straight win
Caris LeVert had a season-high 19 points, including a pair of clutch free throws in the final seconds, as the visiting Detroit Pistons tied a franchise record with their 13th straight victory, 122-117 over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.,Detroit never trailed after the second quarter, but had to...
No. 13 Illinois dominates the paint, surges past plucky UTRGV
Andrej Stojakovic scored 24 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 13 Illinois fought off gallant UT Rio Grande Valley for an 87-74 nonconference win on Monday night in Champaign, Ill.,Mihailo Petrovic contributed 12 points off the bench while Zvonimir Ivisic, David Mirkovic and Tomisl...
Devils fend off Red Wings, halt 3-game skid
Jacob Markstrom made 32 saves as the New Jersey Devils held on for a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Monday.,The Devils are 8-0-1 at home this season, joining the league-leading Colorado Avalanche (8-0-2) as the only teams without a regulation loss on home ice. Monday's victory ended ...
In rare home win, Rangers edge Blues to end 4-game skid
Vladislav Gavrikov set up two goals as the New York Rangers defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak.,Vincent Trocheck, Alexis Lafreniere and Adam Edstrom scored for the Rangers, who earned just their second home victory in 10 tries this season (2-7...
Andrei Vasilevskiy claims 41st shutout as Lightning blank Flyers
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves for his first shutout this season, Brandon Hagel notched two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 on Monday night.,The 31-year-old Russian goaltender crafted his 41st career shutout and sixth against the Flyers....
Red-hot Raptors beat depleted Cavs for 8th straight win
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 37 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99 on Monday to extend their winning streak to eight.,Scottie Barnes added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who shot 48.9% from the field and swept the three-game season seri...
Capitals' defensemen score 4 goals in convincing win over Blue Jackets
Jakob Chychrun scored twice, while Tom Wilson and John Carlson each had a goal with an assist, as the Washington Capitals rolled to a 5-1 home victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.,Justin Sourdif added two assists and Logan Thompson stopped 22 of 23 shots for the Capitals, who brok...
No. 6 Louisville uses defense, 3-pointers to tackle Eastern Michigan
Isaac McKneely had a game-high 17 points with five 3-pointers and No. 6 Louisville clamped down on visiting Eastern Michigan for an 87-46 win Monday.,Mikel Brown Jr. and Aly Khalifa joined McKneely in double figures with 11 points apiece for the Cardinals (6-0). Khalifa entered Monday night 0-of-4 f...
Freddie Dilione V a bright spot for Penn State with Boston U. up next
Penn State suffered its first loss over the weekend, but Freddie Dilione V provided a silver lining in defeat.,Dilione looks to deliver another strong performance Tuesday when Penn State hosts Boston University in nonconference action from University Park, Pa.,After winning their first five games, t...
Clippers look to James Harden to rain down points on Lakers
James Harden will attempt to resume his potent scoring spree when the Los Angeles Clippers square off against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.,Harden is averaging 33.6 points over the past eight games, including a franchise-record 55 on Saturday the Clippers' 131-116 road victory over t...
Minus Baba Miller, Cincinnati rolls to victory over NJIT
Moustapha Thiam stepped up for an injured star center by scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to power host Cincinnati to a 94-67 win over NJIT on Monday night.,The Bearcats were without their leading scorer and rebounder, as Baba Miller sat out with a hip injury suffered in last Friday's loss...